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Y PATENTED JAiI. 20, 1903. J. HODGBNS. GATE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 8, 1902. N0 MODEL. 2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

i No. 718,626. PATENTED JAN. 20, 1903.

J. HODGENS.

GATE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 8, 1902.

N0 MODEL. 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

THE NORRJS IEriRs cu. PNOTO'LITHO wnsnmmom u c.

Nit-En PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES HODGENS, OF SAVANNAH, MISSOURI.

GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 718,626, dated January20, 1903.

Application filed July 8, 1902. Serial No. 114,821- (No model.)

To 00 whom. it ,mrty concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES HODGENs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Savannah, in the county of Andrew and State of Missouri,have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Gates; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon,which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in sliding gatesin which provision is made for opening and closing the same and alsooperating the catch thereof by means of ropes fastened to the gates andso positioned that the gates maybe opened or closed from opposite sidesby the operators simply pulling on one or the other of the ropes oractuating reel mechanism upon which the ropes for operating the gatesare wound.

The invention consists in various details of construction andcombinations of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described andthen defined in the appended claim.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings,which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of thisapplication, and in which drawings similar letters of reference indicatelike parts in the several views, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevationshowing my improved sliding gate and means for opening and closing thesame. Fig. 2 is a top plan view. Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken online 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a diagrammatic view showing thearrangement of the ropes and the pulleys without reference to theirconnections to supporting means.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter, A Adesignate standards connected together at their tops by a cross-piece J.

B B designate two posts, and O horizontally-disposed strips which areconnected to the posts B B and standards A A and form tracks for thepulleys F, carried by the gates to ride upon. Each gate, which is ofordinary construction and designated by letters 1) and D, has its upperstrip extended, as

indicated by letter D, and E E designate upright strips which arearranged in pairs on opposite sides of the strips D, and between saidupright strips are journaled the pulleys F, which travel upon the tracks0. Pivoted on one of the gates is a latch H, which is notched at itsinner free end and adapted to engage a pin G upon the opposite gate whenthe gates are closed, thereby locking the same in such position.

Mounted between the parallel strips K, K, and K supported from thestandards A, are the pulleys L and L at the lower end thereof, and atthe upper ends are pivotally mounted'the pulleys M and M, there beingtwo sets of pulleys of similar construction mounted between each set ofstrips K, K, and K at each upright standard A. Mounted upon an arm R arethe pulleys R, R R and R carried on the pins B and separated by means ofa plate B Upon the under portion of the cross-piece J is mounted a loopor eye J,

through which the cords N and 0 pass and are supported at a convenientdistance above the gates. (See Fig. 4.)

N designates a cord which is fastened at one end I to the rear of theright-hand gate, passes under the right-hand pulley L, thence over theright-hand pulley M, thence about pulley R, and is wound about a pulleyor drum 'D to which isconnected an operating-handle D and which issuitably mounted on one of said posts B. (Shown clearly in Fig. l of thedrawings.) The cord or rope N is fastened to the cord or rope N,'passesover right-hand pulley M, thence through the eye J, over a left-handpulley M on the opposite standard,thence down underneatha left-handpulley L, and is fastened to a pin Q at the rear end of the left-handgate. By this connection of cords it will be observed that when theoperator turns the drum D upon which the cord N winds, by reason of thecord N being fastened to the cord N the gates will be drawn together ortoward each other. The

cord 0 is fastened at one end to the free end of the latch H, carried bythe outer end of the right-hand gate, passed underneath the right-handpulley L, thence over the righthand pulley M, passed about the pulley Rand is wound about a'pulley D which is mounted on the upright D and hasan operating-handle D whereby the rope may be wound upon the drumfor thepurpose of drawing the gates apart. The rope O has secured thereto therope or cord 0', which passes through the eye J, thence over theleft-hand pulley M, underneath the left-hand pulley L, and is fastened,as at O to the upper inner end of the opposite left-hand gate, Wherebywhen the operator pulls upon the rope O the latch is raised fromengagement with the pin G and the gates are drawn apart.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

In combination with the two horizontallysliding gates D and D a framesupporting the same, the cord 0' secured to the inner end of gate D,pulleys supported by the frame and over which said cord is passed, areel D about which the cord is wound, a second cord N fastened to theouter end of the gate D and passing over suitable pulleys, a reel Dabout which said cord N passes, a reel D about which said cord N iswound, a horizontally-disposed pivotal gravity gate-latch, a cord 0secured to its free end and passing over pulleys, and about said reelD", a cord N fastened to the outer end of the gate D passing oversuitable pulleys and Winding about said reel D all substantially asshown and described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

JAMES HODGENS.

WVitnesses:

CHAS. E. MAYS, JOSEPH REA.

